The first application that beckons: electronically active tracking labels known as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.
Here we evaluated near infrared (NIR) dyes that intercalate into cell membranes as cell tracking labels, using both high-throughput and high-resolution methods.
The surface charge on the nanoparticles was observed to modulate uptake efficiency, demonstrating a dual function of the surface modifications as tracking labels and as modulators of cell uptake.
In [4] a medical application for automatic patient detection, tracking, labeling and obscuring (the obscuring option in the case the patient does not want to be involved in the research) in real time has been developed.
This week Intelleflex Corp. of Santa Clara, Calif., is attaching tracking labels to plastic food bins so the Hawaii Department of Agriculture can keep an eye on tomatoes, pineapples and other produce grown and sold on the islands.
Such non-invasive and sensitive imaging techniques in the future will be valuable for optimizing cell therapy, especially stem or progenitor cells, by tracking labeled cells after infusion.
Another requirement, which did go into effect August 14, calls for manufacturers and importers to include tracking labels on all children's products manufactured after that date.
Tracking labels must provide information about when and where a product was made, which will help officials locate specific children's products in the event of a safety recall.
Thus, septins can be reassembled and reused for the next cycle, as was observed by McMurray and Thorner when tracking labeled septins through several cell divisions (McMurray and Thorner, 2009).
Tracking labels are entered into the system throughout the day, but they may not show up until all the evening postal routes have returned.
